Alakol. Day 3.

The last day in Alakol, it’s the day of departure too. Morning was surprising windless, but when we arrived to canyon of Zhamanty river wind shows its power. There were a bit of birds in the gorge, probably due to wind. I saw Skylarks in the bushes of dogrose (in my opinion), Rollers, Rosy Pastors, flock of 6 Black Kites, one Upland Buzzard and one Common Buzzard. In the willow trees I heard song of Common Nightingale, and saw moving of Hume’s Warblers. I had no time to walk in coast so I can tell only about common in bay Red-crested Pochards, Pallas’ Gulls, Caspian Gulls, Great Cormorants, White Egrets and Grey Herons.

After lunch we started to come back to Almaty. Almost all the road I slept and didn’t see any significant birds. In the night of arriving to home I heard in Samal the first in this year Scops Owl.

1. Alakol

2. Steppe Buzzard (Buteo buteo vulpinus)

3. Upland Buzzard (Buteo hemilasius)

4. Eurasian Roller (Coracias garrulus semenowi)

5. Rosy Starling (Sturnus roseus)

6. Petroglyphs

7. Petroglyphs